Yvette is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law with more than 26 years' experience in the insurance industry. She has practised predominantly in defending statutory classes, common law and general insurance claims since 1996. She regularly advises on liability, quantum and indemnity issues. Yvette’s extensive experience across complementary disciplines allows her to bring a balanced approach to managing major incidents and catastrophic injury claims.
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Elisa is an insurance law practitioner and litigator, with experience across several lines of insurance, including workers' compensation, general and product liability, and property.
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Janette is a commercial litigator specialising in complex multi-party commercial disputes, director and officer (D&O) claims, class actions, reputation management, regulatory matters and commercial insurance/reinsurance claims (including monitoring and contested coverage disputes). She is recognised by Best Lawyers in Australia as a leading litigation lawyer 2019-2023 and a class action litigation lawyer 2022-2023. She is also recommended by Legal 500 in Insurance, Class Actions and Litigation.
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Rebecca is a property lawyer with extensive experience in renewable energy, mining and resources, agribusiness and large scale land and water rural transactions. Rebecca has been admitted to practice for over a decade and brings with her international legal experience from a top tier international firm in London.
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Anthony is a workplace lawyer with a particular focus on regulatory matters. He works with the firm’s clients to help them manage their critical workplace risks, including workplace incidents, regulatory investigations, and criminal / regulatory prosecutions.
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Larissa is an experienced insurance litigator with international experience. She assists insurers to resolve CTP and major claims, often involving fraud issues, complex liability and multiple parties. Larissa has run matters through the District and Supreme Courts and the Court of Appeal, as well as having substantial experience resolving claims at mediation.
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Wendy is a senior commercial and corporate lawyer with a focus on procurement, corporate advisory and information technology. She is well-known for her commercial acumen, having gained experience through in-house and private practice.
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Belinda has extensive litigation experience and advises defendants and respondents on general liability matters that range from nuisance claims and intentional tort claims to general negligence claims.
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Kristina is the National Service Line Leader for the Commonwealth Statutory Classes team. She is one of the most experienced lawyers in this jurisdiction and is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Commonwealth Compensation and Employment Law Committee.
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Josh is a construction lawyer with broad expertise in the delivery of major construction and infrastructure projects from tenders and contracting through project delivery, claims, and completion.
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Natalia specialises advising in administrative law and Commonwealth compensation. She regularly appears as solicitor advocate in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court in merits review and judicial review proceedings. Natalia has significant experience and a keen interest in administrative and public law, and has developed a detailed understanding of the Commonwealth legal framework.
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Ellie advises on state workers' compensation, Commonwealth compensation and social security matters. She manages matters from their inception to contested hearings in the South Australian Employment Tribunal and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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Deborah has been fascinated by financial liability insurance products since she joined LawCover in 1996. After working in-house, Deborah now acts for professional indemnity and directors' and officers' (D&O) insurers in coverage and monitoring roles and as defence counsel when indemnity is not in issue.
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Catherine is qualified as both solicitor and architect and has had a range of experience in both professions. She has been employed as a planning law solicitor since 2005 and provides clients with an in-depth perspective on the nexus between planning law and architectural design.
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Kinga is an experienced insurance lawyer working in our Commercial Insurance team, specialising in CTP. She approaches litigation from a commercial perspective and strives to deliver exceptional value to our clients.
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Stephanie specialises in planning and environment law, with a particular focus on Land and Environment Court litigation and assisting local government clients to understand their statutory duties and powers.
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Stephen’s background is as a corporate and commercial lawyer who also represented private clients in complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters before major courts and tribunals. Stephen’s experience covers many different industries and clients ranging from listed public companies to family businesses. Since joining Sparkes, Stephen has been using his skills and experience to advise the firm’s Government clients.
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Ben primarily practises in procurement, contracting and negotiations for government agencies in relation to information technology, platforms and services. During the last five years, he has been involved in a number of significant projects.
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